Thames21 welcomes potential ban on cotton buds, plastic straws and other disposables
Plastic straws, cotton buds and other disposables could be banned from sale in England under plans set out by Theresa May this week. A consultation…
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Thames21 welcomes Deposit Return System as it ‘will significantly help rivers’
Thames21 is delighted that Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for the Environment, has announced today that the Government plans to implement a deposit return…
Thames21 helps measure and manage the impact of Boat Race on plastic litter
On Sunday March 25 Thames21 helped to measure and manage the impact of plastic litter in the Putney area of the Thames, in the wake…
Thames21 hits out at fish being dumped in Thames by Brexiteers
Thames21 today criticises the Fishing for Leave Protest – during which dead haddock were thrown into the Thames – because the stunt damages the river’s…
Thames21 mourns inventor and advisory council member Trevor Baylis
Thames21 is very sad to hear the news of the death of Trevor Baylis, CBE on 5 March 2018. He was a founder member of…
Sign up to be Litter Heroes with Thames21’s events for Great British Spring Clean
Thames21 and our volunteer groups are giving you the chance to get involved with the Great British Spring Clean, which runs from March 2-4 –…
Thames21 Badged Group reports huge amounts of plastic litter in Thames Estuary
Thames21’s latest Badged Group has cleared unprecedented amounts of plastic from the north side of the Thames Estuary. Last weekend the newly-accredited group, based in…
Thames21 responds to Mayor’s draft Environment Strategy
Thames21 issued a formal response to the London Mayor’s new Draft Environmental Plan, a strategy for tackling the challenges facing London, and for ensuring our…
Volunteers count record 4,350 single-use plastic bottles in a day
A group of Thames21 volunteers has reset the record for the number of single-use plastic bottles found in one day by London’s leading waterways charity. …
Defra gives Thames21 Natural Flood Management projects £200,000 boost
Thames21 and partners have received £200,000 for four new Natural Flood Management projects in North London, from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural…